stihtan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stihtijan, *stihtōn, from Proto-Germanic *stihtiz (“a step, track, overpass”), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to go, climb”)

Pronunciation

Verb

stihtan

  1. to dispose, arrange, regulate
  2. to instigate, incite

Conjugation

Conjugation of stihtan (weak class 1)
infinitive stihtan stihtenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular stihte stihte
second person singular stihtest, stihst, stihtst stihtest
third person singular stihteþ, stiht stihte
plural stihtaþ stihton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular stihte stihte
plural stihten stihten
imperative
singular stiht
plural stihtaþ
participle present past
stihtende (ġe)stihted

Descendants

  • English: stight

References

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